Japan's startup funding, tracked in English

Who raised what in Japan,
and who backed them.

Japanese venture capital explained in English for the institutions that fund it from abroad. Every round is checked against a Japanese primary source, with yen amounts, investors, and a link to the original Japanese release.

325rounds tracked
308startups
403investors
¥208.72Bverified equity · 105 rounds
¥279.28Btotal capital raised (incl. debt/other) · 142 rounds · how we count
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Latest rounds

Grey amounts aren't counted in totals. † includes debt or other non-equity.

DateCompanyStageAmountInvestorsSector
14 Oct 2026 ACIMUS logoAACIMUS Seed ¥65M Link Capital AI
14 Oct 2026 AZOO logoAAZOO Series A — Mobile Internet CapitalDNX CapitalKyoshin Social Capital +1 Travel & Hospitality
13 Oct 2026 esa logoEesa Undisclosed — Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and BankingMitsubishi UFJ CapitalEnvironmental Energy Investment Climate & MaterialsDeep tech
9 Oct 2026 The Phage logoTPThe Phage Series A ¥570M† See source Healthcare
9 Oct 2026 Ocean logoOOcean Series A (2nd close) ¥500M KURONEKO Innovation Fund No. 2Shizuoka Capital Fintech
8 Oct 2026 Iindent Series B ¥1.1B† JAFCO GroupNissay CapitalSimplex Capital Media & Creator
8 Oct 2026 Helical Fusion logoHFHelical Fusion Series B (2nd close) ¥3.23B Fuji ElectricFujikuraTokyo Gas +3 Energy & FusionDeep tech
7 Oct 2026 Every WiLL logoEWEvery WiLL Seed ¥130M† ON&BOARDEast VenturesJapan Startup Support Association Logistics
7 Oct 2026 Flyle logoFFlyle Series A ¥1.88B ALPHAALL STAR SAAS FUNDSalesforce Ventures +3 AI
6 Oct 2026 Nessu logoNNessu Series A (1st close) ¥90M See source Social Impact
1 Oct 2026 GMGX MINERALS Series A++ ¥460M† See source Climate & MaterialsDeep tech
1 Oct 2026 SSpectronix Series F (extension) ¥518M JAFCO GroupDBJ Capital Semiconductors & PhotonicsDeep tech

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Deep tech

Grey amounts aren't counted in totals. † includes debt or other non-equity.

DateCompanyStageAmountInvestorsSector
13 Oct 2026 esa logoEesa Undisclosed — Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and BankingMitsubishi UFJ CapitalEnvironmental Energy Investment Climate & MaterialsDeep tech
8 Oct 2026 Helical Fusion logoHFHelical Fusion Series B (2nd close) ¥3.23B Fuji ElectricFujikuraTokyo Gas +3 Energy & FusionDeep tech
1 Oct 2026 GMGX MINERALS Series A++ ¥460M† See source Climate & MaterialsDeep tech
1 Oct 2026 SSpectronix Series F (extension) ¥518M JAFCO GroupDBJ Capital Semiconductors & PhotonicsDeep tech
1 Oct 2026 JAOPS logoJJAOPS Seed ¥260M UntroD Capital JapanMidtown Frontier Fund SpaceDeep tech
30 Sept 2026 QibiTech logoQQibiTech Series B ¥600M JIC Venture Growth Investments RoboticsDeep tech
28 Sept 2026 LOMBY logoLLOMBY Series A ¥387M Mercuria InvestmentSuzuki RoboticsDeep tech
17 Sept 2026 ARK logoAARK Series A ¥1.3B UntroD Capital Japan Food & AgricultureDeep tech

Sectors

Fintech (83)Mobility (78)Healthcare (24)Space (20)Energy & Fusion (17)Robotics (17)Biotech (17)AI (15)Software & SaaS (7)Climate & Materials (6)Semiconductors & Photonics (6)Food & Agriculture (6)Consumer (5)SaaS (5)Industrial Software (4)Travel & Hospitality (3)Services (3)Media & Creator (2)Logistics (2)Deep Tech Hardware (2)Social Impact (1)Real Estate & PropTech (1)Quantum (1)